Where did the prehistoric Paleo-Indians, who first migrated to the Americas, come from? A) Scandinavia B) Eastern Siberia C) the Mediterranean Basin D) Polynesia ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Iroquois nation’s tribal organization could be described as A) autocratic. B) patrilineal. C) democratic. D) matrilineal. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
A modern nation-state was created in fifteenth-century Spain by A) Ferdinand and Isabella. B) Henry VII. C) Louis XI, the “Spider King.” D) Prince Henry the Navigator. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Overland pioneers usually did all of the following EXCEPT A) regret their decision to migrate. B) suffer severe hardships. C) abandon a rigid sexual division of labor on the trail. D) travel in family units. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Although it was harsh, the Spanish system of African slavery was moderated somewhat by all the following EXCEPT A) Spanish law. B) common intermarriage between Spaniards, Indians, and Africans. C) Roman Catholic doctrine. D) the fact that slaves constituted a very small part of the population. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
An important political change between 1820 and 1840 was that A) the Federalist Party recovered from its post-War of 1812 decline. B) voter participation in federal elections sharply declined. C) issues rather than personalities became the common subject of political campaigns. D) most states abolished property requirements for voting. ANSWER D
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Political innovations in Jackson’s America included all of the following EXCEPT A) reduced residency requirements for voting. B) direct election of senators. C) candidate nominating conventions. D) direct election of presidential electors. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was Sir Francis Drake? A) an English nationalist who led an expedition to colonize North America and locate the “Northwest Passage” B) the courtier who sponsored the expedition that founded the “lost colony” of Roanoke C) an explorer whose voyages laid the basis for English territorial claims in North America D) an English freebooter […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Black Codes in all southern states prohibited A) marriage between blacks and whites. B) African Americans from signing labor contracts. C) apprenticeship of African-American youths. D) land ownership by African Americans. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who was the commander in chief of the Texas Revolutionary Army during the Texas Revolution? A) William Travis B) Davy Crockett C) James Bowie D) Sam Houston ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
